tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-571669532400407682017-12-13T17:55:29.535-05:00The Romance DishServing up our thoughts on books, romance and life.PJ Ausdenmorehttps://plus.google.com/117353365091670795195noreply@blogger.comBlogger3244125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-84982451370547103102017-12-13T08:00:00.000-05:002017-12-13T09:07:57.570-05:00Review - - Moonlight Over Manhattan
Moonlight
Over Manhattan
By
Sarah Morgan
Publisher:
Harlequin HQN
Release
Date: November 28, 2017
Reviewed by Janga
With her brother
Daniel and Molly Parker planning their wedding (New York, Actually) and her twin Fliss and Seth Carlyle settling
into newly-wed bliss (Holiday in the
Hamptons), Harriet Knight’s life is changing. She has decided that it is
time for her to overcome herPJ Ausdenmorehttps://plus.google.com/117353365091670795195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-2442319378057921212017-12-11T09:00:00.000-05:002017-12-11T09:00:09.406-05:00Winner - - Christmastime Cowboy
The randomly chosen winner of a copy of
Christmastime Cowboy by Maisey Yates is:
Eileen A-W
Congratulations!
Please send your full name and mailing address to:
theromancedish (at) gmail (dot) com
PJ Ausdenmorehttps://plus.google.com/117353365091670795195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-20108613029068152172017-12-11T08:30:00.000-05:002017-12-11T08:30:01.535-05:00Winner - - Victoria Alexander
The randomly chosen winner of a copy of
The Lady Travelers Guide to Larceny with a Dashing Stranger is:
traveler
Congratulations!
Please send your full name and mailing address to:
theromancedish (at) gmail (dot) com
PJ Ausdenmorehttps://plus.google.com/117353365091670795195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-70288199729133107752017-12-11T07:00:00.000-05:002017-12-11T07:01:02.037-05:00Winner - - Maggie Robinson
The randomly chosen winner of a print or ebook copy of
Schooling the Viscount by Maggie Robinson is:
MsAwesome
Please send your full name and mailing address
(for a print copy) or email address (for ebook copy) to:
theromancedish (at) gmail (dot) com
PJ Ausdenmorehttps://plus.google.com/117353365091670795195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-51471126980688002562017-12-11T05:00:00.000-05:002017-12-11T05:00:52.054-05:00Winners - - Coming Attractions
The randomly chosen winners from the
December Coming Attractions post are:
Pamela Devereux
(Kindle copy of Redeeming Lord Ryder)
and
Debbie Oxier
(Kindle copy of Call to Redemption)
Please send your email address to:
theromancedish (at) gmail (dot) com
PJ Ausdenmorehttps://plus.google.com/117353365091670795195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-48987718043359972472017-12-11T00:30:00.000-05:002017-12-11T00:30:00.507-05:00Winner - - Susan Sands
The randomly chosen winner of a
signed copy of Christmas, Alabama by Susan Sands is:
PattyB43
Congratulations!
Please send your name and mailing address to us at:
theromancedish (at) gmail (dot) com
PJ Ausdenmorehttps://plus.google.com/117353365091670795195noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-70115633020230923192017-12-08T00:00:00.000-05:002017-12-08T00:00:36.371-05:00Today's Special - - Berkley Bookmas: Marry in Scandal
The Romance Dish is tickled pink to be part of the exciting 2017 Berkley Bookmas! I'm especially delighted to be hosting today's spotlight author, Anne Gracie with an excerpt from her upcoming April 2018 novel, Marry in Scandal. This is the second book in Ms. Gracie's Marriage of Convenience series and one I'm especially eager to read. If you haven't read the first book in the series,PJ Ausdenmorehttps://plus.google.com/117353365091670795195noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-68981257307882367822017-12-07T08:00:00.000-05:002017-12-07T09:36:17.047-05:00Tour Review - - The Lady Travelers Guide to Larceny with a Dashing Stranger
The Lady Travelers Guide to Larceny with a Dashing Stranger
By Victoria Alexander
Publisher: HQN
Release Date: November 28, 2017
Reviewed by PJ
She must secure her future
A lady should never be obliged to think of matters financial! But when Lady Wilhelmina Bascombe’s carefree, extravagant lifestyle vanishes with the demise of her husband, her only hope lies in retrieving a family treasure—PJ Ausdenmorehttps://plus.google.com/117353365091670795195noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-61346583551641269602017-12-06T00:30:00.000-05:002017-12-06T09:42:50.400-05:00Today's Special - - Harlequin Winter Holiday Traditions (+Reads) Blog Tour
I'm delighted to welcome the Harlequin Winter Holiday Traditions (+Reads) Blog Tour to The Romance Dish today. One of my favorite holiday traditions is curling up on the sofa under the glow of the Christmas tree with a cup of hot chocolate (laced with Kahlua is even better) and losing myself in a good book. Today, I'm happy to share an excerpt from one of Harlequin's Winter Reads: Can't LetPJ Ausdenmorehttps://plus.google.com/117353365091670795195noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-76664332248962723122017-12-05T00:30:00.000-05:002017-12-05T00:30:20.911-05:00Blog Tour Review - - Christmastime Cowboy
Christmastime Cowboy
By Maisey Yates
Publisher: HQN
Release Date: October 24, 2018
Reviewed by PJ
It's Christmas in Copper Ridge, and love is waiting to be unwrapped…
Falling for a bad boy once is forgivable. Twice would just be foolish. When Sabrina Leighton first offered her teenage innocence to gorgeous, tattooed Liam Donnelly, he humiliated her, then left town. The hurt still PJ Ausdenmorehttps://plus.google.com/117353365091670795195noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-73193064271565256612017-12-04T06:00:00.000-05:002017-12-04T09:29:57.635-05:00Today's Special - - Maggie Robinson
I'm delighted to welcome Maggie Robinson back to The Romance Dish. Maggie's new book, Redeeming Lord Ryder is the third book in her Cotswold Confidential historical romance series. It's another appealing blend of likable characters, humor, and heart-tugging emotion that Janga and I both thoroughly enjoyed. For more information about Redeeming Lord Ryder, be sure to read Janga's 5-star reviewPJ Ausdenmorehttps://plus.google.com/117353365091670795195noreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-28989389653411718492017-12-04T00:00:00.000-05:002017-12-04T00:00:28.927-05:00Review - - Redeeming Lord Ryder
Redeeming Lord Ryder
By Maggie Robinson
Publisher: Kensington / Lyrical Press
Release Date: November 21, 2017
Reviewed by Janga
Nicola Mayfield is returning from a visit with her sister in
London when she is injured in a railway accident that leaves her mute. Her
parents spend seven months taking her from physician to physician, but none of
their remedies, from sticking pins inPJ Ausdenmorehttps://plus.google.com/117353365091670795195noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-88545167200394314362017-12-03T00:30:00.000-05:002017-12-06T09:39:16.235-05:00Coming Attractions
It's December, the last month of 2017. How in the world did that happen? Weren't we just celebrating New Year's Eve? It's been a good year for books; a good year for fun here at The Romance Dish. We hope we've entertained and enlightened you with our book reviews, guest author posts, interviews, and more. We hope you'll join us as we wind down the weeks to the end of this year and welcome PJ Ausdenmorehttps://plus.google.com/117353365091670795195noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-71185299756205259302017-12-01T00:30:00.000-05:002017-12-01T10:11:54.913-05:00Review - - A Good Day to Marry a Duke
A Good Day to Marry a Duke
By Betina Krahn
Publisher: Kensington/Zebra
Release Date: November 28, 2017
Reviewed by Janga
Daisy Bumgarten was pleased with herself when she rode
astride, jumped six fences, and led the pack at the Bellington Hunt, but she is
humiliated and angry when she realizes her triumph means social disaster for
her mother and sisters. Mrs. John Jacob Astor PJ Ausdenmorehttps://plus.google.com/117353365091670795195noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-79190673528920596382017-11-29T00:30:00.001-05:002017-11-30T09:51:13.321-05:00Review - - Sugar Pine Trail
Sugar
Pine Trail
By
RaeAnne Thayne
Publisher:
Harlequin / HQN
Release
Date: September 26, 2017
Reviewed by Janga
Julia
Winston has always lived a quiet life. Adopted by an older couple, she grew up in
an antique-filled historic home without even a dog to add a bit of disorder to
her structured life. Except for her years away at college, Julia has lived in the
huge Victorian house PJ Ausdenmorehttps://plus.google.com/117353365091670795195noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-74738507272047737772017-11-29T00:30:00.000-05:002017-11-29T08:19:04.699-05:00Review - - The Way to London
THE WAY TO LONDON
By Alix Rickloff
Publisher: William Morrow
Release Date: September 19, 2017
Reviewed by Hellie
Exiled spoiled socialite, Lucy Stanhope, sent back to England to live with her aunt, is dealing with her grief and new circumstances as she usually does: by running away and causing a circus in her wake, all while proclaiming she is doing exactly what she wants, as shePJ Ausdenmorehttps://plus.google.com/117353365091670795195noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-47920275589840940082017-11-28T01:30:00.000-05:002017-11-28T08:47:57.023-05:00Review - - Someone to Wed
Someone to Wed
By Mary Balogh
Publisher: Berkley
Release Date: November 7, 2017
Reviewed by Janga
Alexander Westcott never expected to become Earl of
Riverdale, and he is not happy to have inherited a neglected estate with the
title but with no funds to restore the properties. Nevertheless, his keen sense
of responsibility forces him to do his best by the land and his PJ Ausdenmorehttps://plus.google.com/117353365091670795195noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-33556683661280266942017-11-27T00:30:00.000-05:002017-11-27T00:30:01.012-05:00Review - - Holiday Wishes
Holiday Wishes
By Jill Shalvis
Publisher: Avon
Release Date: November 7, 2017
Reviewed by Janga
Two weeks before Christmas the Heartbreaker Bay tribe is packed into a
fourteen-passenger van, headed for a “bachelor/bachelorette party weekend
extravaganza” for Pru Harris and Finn O’Riley (Sweet Little Lies) at a Napa Valley bed & breakfast to be followed
by their wedding the nextPJ Ausdenmorehttps://plus.google.com/117353365091670795195noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-75993859751187978572017-11-22T01:30:00.000-05:002017-11-22T06:59:24.075-05:00Review - - Such a Pretty Girl
Such A Pretty Girl
By Tess Diamond
Publisher: Avon
Release Date: September 26, 2017
Reviewed by Nancy Northcott
Such a Pretty Girl
revolves around FBI ace profiler Grace Sinclair, who writes crime novels on the
side. Her career is going well until a serial killer starts murdering women who
look like her. As her team rallies around to protect her and catch the
murderer, they race to PJ Ausdenmorehttps://plus.google.com/117353365091670795195noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-37674902310286103162017-11-21T00:30:00.000-05:002017-11-21T09:35:11.686-05:00Cover Reveal - - Marriage with a Proper Stranger
Karyn Gerrard has been a regular here at The Romance Dish since we opened the doors back in 2009. It's been fun to watch her journey over the years from enthusiastic romance reader to published romance author. Today, I'm excited to reveal the beautiful cover of Karyn's next book, Marriage with a Proper Stranger, the first in her new Men of Wollstonecraft Hall historical romance series!
PJ Ausdenmorehttps://plus.google.com/117353365091670795195noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-15325056180423703632017-11-20T00:30:00.000-05:002017-11-20T00:30:05.286-05:00Review - - Wanted: A Mom for Christmas
Wanted: A Mom for Christmas
By Lee Kilraine
Publisher: Kensington / Lyrical Press
Release Date: November 7, 2017
Reviewed by Janga
Hawk Savage has been a single father since the death of his wife Holly
seven years earlier. He is devoted to his two children, ten-year-old Heather
and eight-year-old Henry Lee, better known as “HL.” Fatherhood was less
difficult when they were PJ Ausdenmorehttps://plus.google.com/117353365091670795195noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-55970376521119394802017-11-17T00:30:00.000-05:002017-11-17T00:30:22.918-05:00Review - - A Family for Christmas
A Family for Christmas
By Tara Taylor Quinn
Publisher: Harlequin / Superromance
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Reviewed by Janga
Quinn gives fans another story centered around The Lemonade Stand, a
women’s shelter in Santa Raquel, California. This thirteenth novel in the
long-running series focuses on two love stories, connected but taking place
many miles apart.
Dr. Simon PJ Ausdenmorehttps://plus.google.com/117353365091670795195noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-68605898849748323222017-11-16T00:30:00.000-05:002017-11-16T08:55:05.947-05:00Cover Reveal and Giveaway - - A Reckless Redemption
I'm a huge fan of Laura Trentham's Cottonbloom and Falcon Football contemporary romance series but I haven't yet read her historical romances. This seems like the perfect time to dive in with the upcoming December 5th release of A Reckless Redemption, the third book in Trentham's Spies and Lovers series.
A Reckless Redemption
by Laura Trentham
Series: Spies and Lovers, #3
Genre: PJ Ausdenmorehttps://plus.google.com/117353365091670795195noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-76554478785210141692017-11-15T00:30:00.000-05:002017-11-15T00:30:11.440-05:00On Second Thought - - Paradise
Paradise
By Judith McNaught
Publisher: Pocket Books
Release Date: November 1, 2016
(Originally released July 1991)
Reviewed by Janga
I know people who count historical romances by Judith
McNaught among the books that made them romance readers, but there was always
something in those books that kept me from embracing them fully. However, two
of her contemporaries—Paradise PJ Ausdenmorehttps://plus.google.com/117353365091670795195noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-31104165463213796152017-11-14T00:30:00.000-05:002017-11-14T08:04:53.244-05:00Blog Tour Review - - Lilac Lane
Lilac Lane
By Sherryl Woods
Publisher: Harlequin / Mira
Release Date: October 17, 2017
Reviewed by Janga
After her husband decided he preferred the
bottle to his family and left her with two pre-school sons and an infant
daughter to rear, Kiera Malone gave up on romance and focused on supporting her
children. It was not until those children were adults that Kiera allowed
herself to PJ Ausdenmorehttps://plus.google.com/117353365091670795195noreply@blogger.com3